Welcome to the Office of External Academic Affairs
Sr. Vice Provost for External Academic Affairs & Deputy to the Provost

Lynn ZimmermanDr. J. Lynn Zimmerman is Senior Vice Provost for External Academic Affairs & Deputy to the Provost and is also Professor of Biology at Emory University. Her primary responsibilities as Senior Vice Provost are to oversee continuing education offered through the Emory Center for Lifelong Learning, to help build relationships with K-12 schools in the Atlanta metropolitan area and to work with other Atlanta higher education institutions to strengthen ties with Emory. As Deputy to the Provost she works closely with the Provost on a variety of special projects and serves as his designee in his absence. Read more >

Events and Highlights

New position elevates engaged learning - Emory Report
Vialla Hartfield-Mendez has been named the new director of engaged learning, a new position created to encourage faculty to connect academic coursework with community-based service.



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